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2,863,260 MACHTNE FOR MOLDENG GLASS ARTICLES Waiter r. Toepfer andWilliam A. Stutske, Toledo, Ohio,

assignors to Owens-lilinois Glass Company, a corporation of OhioAppiication October 6,1954, Serial No. 460,526

8 Claims. (CI. 4936) Our invention relates to a machine for pressmolding hollow glass articles. It provides a novel method and means formolding the interior surfaces of the articles.

The machine as herein illustrated is particularly adapted for pressmolding glass insulators and forming screw threads on their interiorsurfaces. The invention may also be adapted and used for forming otherarticles.

The invention provides a machine wherein molding elementsfor molding theinterio-r'wall surfaces of the insulators are introduced into a chargeof glass within the mold by a press plunger which concurrently pressesand moldsthe charge of glass. In this way the glass is molded to conformto the shape of the insert. The mold is thereafter brought intocooperative relation with means for removing the insert. Such meanscomprises a chuck for gripping the insert and removing it from themolded article. For forming screw threads on the inner surface of thearticle the insert is provided with a screw thread and is removed fromthe molded article by a spiral rotation of the chuck.

The invention in its preferred form comprises an annular series of pressmolds on a mold carriage and means for rotating the mold carriageintermittently step by step. A plurality of screw threaded inserts,hereinafter referred to as screws, are carried on an annular conveyorwhich is rotated about the axis of the mold carriage. Means are providedfor transferring the screws in succession to a press plunger andoperating the latter to mold a charge of glass in the mold with thescrew imbcdded in the glass. As the mold carriage rotates step by stepeach mold with the imbedded screw is brought to a take-out static-11where the screw is gripped by a chuck. The chuck is then rotatedspirally to unthread the screw from the molded article. A transfer armthen returns the screw to a holder on the screw conveyor. By the use ofa plurality or multiplicity of such inserts or screws, their temperaturemay be controlled and overheating prevented. Cooling means such as airblowers may be used for applying cooling air to the screws on the screwconveyor. Burners may also be arranged for applying heat to the screwswhere required to control or vary the temperature of the screws.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention asused for press molding insulators and forming interior screw threadsthereon:

Fig. l is elevational view of the machine;

2 is a plan view;

ig. 3 a perspective view on a comparatively large e of a pair ofclamping fingers for holding a screw on the screw conveyor or carriage;

Fig. 4 is a part sectional elevational view of the machine, locking in adirection from the opposite side of the machine as viewed in Fig. l;

Pig. 5 is a part sectional elevation of the means comprising a spindleand chuck for unthreading and lifting a screw-fromthe molded article;

Fig. 6 is asectional View on a larger scale, at the line 66 on Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a section at the line 77 on Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation of the press plunger mechanism;

Fig. 9 is a cross-section as indicated by the line 9 on Fig. 10 showingmeans for operating a transfer arm by which the screw is transferredfrom the screw carriage or conveyor to the press plunger;

Fig. 10 is an elevational view of the transfer arm;

Fig. ll is a fragmentary cross section substantially at the line 11-i ion Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is a plan view of the ring conveyor for the screws and the meansfor imparting step-by-step rotation to the conveyor;

Fig. 13 is a cross-sectional elevation of the mechanism shown in Fig.12;

Fig. 14 is a detailed view of a holding detent and its operating means;7

Fig. 15 is aview showing the successive. steps in the operation of thetransfer arm for transferring the screws from. the screw conveyor to thepress plunger;

Fig. 16 is a similar view showing the transfer arm for returning thescrews from the press plunger to the screw conveyor;

Fig. 1-7 is a diagrammatic plan view of the mold carriage and molds;

Fig. 1.8 is a plan view of a pair of fingers by which the screw is heldon the screw conveyor;

Fig. 19 is apart sectional view of a transfer arm and its lifting motor;

Fig. 20 is a sectional view of the press plunger mechanism shown in Fig.8 but on a larger scale, with parts broken away;

Fig. 21 is a fragmentary part sectional elevation of the chuck andspindle for gripping and unthreading a screw from the molded article;

Fig. 22 is a fragmentary view showing a portion of the pressplunger rod.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1, 2, and 4 the machine comprises a base2% from which rises a vertical column or shaft 21. A molded carriage 22is mounted for horizontal rotation about the axis of the shaft 21. Pressmolds 23 are mounted on the carriage and arranged in an annular series.An air motor 24 (Fig. l) operates in a conventional manner to rotate themold carriage intermittently step by step. Each step rotation of thecarriage brings a mold to a charging station 25 (Figs. 2 and 17) where amold charge or gob of molten glass is dropped into the mold. The chargeremains in the mold until the latter is opened and reaches adischargestation 26 at which the molded article is removed. Each mold comprises apair of partible body mold sections or halves, mounted to swing about apivot 27 (Fig. 4) for opening and closing the mold, and a mold bottom23. The opening and closing movements of the mold are under the controlof a stationary cam 25 which operates in a well known manner as thecarriage rotates.

The molds are shaped to form glass insulators and are brought insuccession to a press plunger station where a press plunger 31, mountedfor up and down movement, is projected downward for pressing and moldingthe glass. The mold and plunger are shaped to form an insulator ininverted position with a flared skirt 32 extended upwardly from the bodyportion of the insulator as shown in Figs. 8 and 20. A screw threadedopening is extended on downward below the skirt portion by means of amolding element 33. The latter is in the form of a cylindrical rodhaving the lower portion thereof screw threaded to form the screw threadon the interior surface of the insulator, said rod being herein termed ascrew. A multiplicity-of screws 33 are provided and are attached insuccession to the press plunger in the manner hereinafter described.

The machine is powered and operated by air motors or cylindersindividual to the various operating parts of the machine. The pressplunger is operated by air pressure supplied to cylinders and 36, eitherof which may be brought into service depending upon the amount ofpressure desired for operating the plunger. The cylinders are carried byan arm 41 forming part of the machine frame and are adjustable up anddown therein. Nuts 42 threaded on the cylinder 35 hold it in adjustedposition. A piston 37 in the upper cylinder 36 is connected by a pistonrod 38 to the piston 35 of the cylinder 35. Attached to the piston 35and extending downward therefrom is a tubular piston rod 39. A plungerrod extends upwardly within the hollow piston rod 39. The rod 40 isscrew threaded through an internally threaded lower end portion 39 (Fig.22) of the piston rod 39, permitting up-and-down adjustment of theplunger rod 40. Rod 40 is also threaded through an opening in an arm 40and is held in adjusted position by lock nut 40 Attached to the plungerrod 40 at its lower end is a plunger head 122 which carries a moldingplate 123 adapted to seat on the mold 23. The plate 123 has securedthereto a hollow plunger tip 124 which, when the plunger is lowered,enters the body mold cavity and molds the inner surface of the skirtportion of the insulator. The molding screw 33 is attached to theplunger as hereinafter described by moving it upwardly through anopening in the plunger tip 124 and is held in the plunger by aspring-actuated finger 91. This finger is attached to a pivoted arm 125.A compression spring 126 operates through the arm 125 to hold theclamping finger in griping engagement with the screw 33. A piston motor127 within the plunger head is operable when its piston is lowered torelease latch 91. This permits the plunger to be withdrawn upward fromthe screw 33 and the insulator in which the screw is embedded.

The screw conveyor or carrier (Figs. 12 and 13) is in the form of a ringbolted to a plate 51 mounted for rotation about the center column 21, ina plane above that of the mold carriage, as shown in Fig. 4. The screws-33 are removably attached to the conveyor 50 by pairs of spring loadedfingers 54. The fingers of each pair are mounted on the underside of thering 50, on pivots 55 (see Fig. 3). The fingers protrude beyond theperiphery of the ring 50 and are formed at their outer ends withrecesses 56 to receive the screw 33. Each pair of fingers is springloaded by a coil spring 57 under compression for gripping the screwbeneath the screw head 33 The guide pin 58 attached to the ring 50 holdsthe pair of fingers in their radial position on the ring. The pairs offingers 54 are arranged at equally spaced intervals circumferentially ofthe ring 50.

The ring 50 is rotated clockwise step by step in syn chronism with ortimed relation to the step rotations of the axis of a pivot pin 66 bywhich the motor is mounted in arms 67 attached to a bracket arm 68. Thelatter is bolted to a vertical stationary rod 69 forming a part of themachine frame. When the piston 61 is projected the rocker 63 moves fromthe full line position to the broken line position 63 (Fig. 12) so thatthe conveyor ring 50 is rotated one step by the dog 64. The ring is thenheld stationary by a locking device 70 which comprises a slide bar 71(Figs, 13, 14). The slide bar is formed with a detent 72 which'engagesthe toothed whee'l65. When the motor piston is retracted a can1.73,connected to 4 swing with the rocker 63, moves the slide bar outwardlyand thereby disconnects the detent 72 and permits the indexingoperation. As the indexing movement of the ring 50 is completed a coilspring 74 moves the dog 72 to locking position.

Means for transferring the screws 33 from the carrier 50 to the pressplunger comprises a transfer arm 75 (Figs. 8-11. and 19). The arm isattached by screws 76 to a carrier frame 77 mounted to rock about ashaft 78. A cup 79 is mounted in the outer end of the arm and adapted tohold a screw 33 during the transfer. The arm 75 is rocked about theshaft 78 by a piston motor 81 which is mounted for rocking movementabout a horizontal pivot 82 in a bracket 83. The bracket is carried on astationary frame 84. The motor piston 85 is connected by a pivot 86 to abracket 86 attached to the frame 77. A stop screw 86 (Fig. 11)adjustably limits the swing of the arm 75. Means for lifting andlowering the arm 75 comprises a piston motor 120 (Figs. 1 and 19). Thepiston rod 121 of the motor has a screwthreaded connection with theframe 77. With the arm 75 in the full line position (Fig. 9), namely,the position 75 (Fig. 15) the cup 79 is directly beneath a screw on thering 50 as shown in broken lines on Fig. 12. A piston motor 88 (Fig. 13)then projects the releasing device 90 (Fig. 15) to grip the tapered endsof the fingers 54 thereby releasing the screw so that it drops into thecup 79. The motor 81 then swings the arm 75 to the position 75 (Fig. 15)in which the screw 33 is directly below and in vertical alignment withthe press plunger 31. The arm '75 is then lifted by the motor 120 to theposition 75 and thereby carries the screw upward to the press plunger 31in which it is held by the spring actuated clamp 91 (Figs. -8 and 20).The arm is then lowered and swung away :from the plunger. The plunger isnow lowered for lowering the screw 33 into the mold, pressing andforming the glass within the mold andmolding it around the screw 33. Thepiston motor 127 then operates to release the latch 91 and the plungeris lifted away from the mold. The mold with the molded article and screwtherein is carried step by step by the rotation of the mold carriage toa screw take-out station at which the screw is unthreaded and removedfrom the molded article. The means for removing the screw (Figs. 57 and21) includes a chuck 95 carried at the lower end of a chuck spindle 96.The spindle shaft 96 is mounted for a combined rotative and verticalmovement for rotating the chuck and unscrewing the screw 33 from theglass in the mold. For this purpose the shaft is splined for up and downmovement in a sleeve 97 journalled in the frame 98. The sleeve is formedwith external gear teeth meshing with a gear 99 keyed to a verticalshaft 100 journalled in the frame 98. Intermeshing bevel gears 101, 102provide a driving connection between the shaft 100 and a nut 108. Thescrew thread on the sleeve 107 has the same pitch as the thread on thescrew 33. Mounted for free rotation on the shaft 96 at the upper endthereof, is a collar 109. When the shaft and chuck are lowered to grip ascrew, the collar 109 rests on the upper end of the sleeve 107. Theupward spiral movement of the sleeve 107 when the spindle shaft 96 isrotated, carries the collar 109 and shaft upward with the sleeve,thereby withdrawing the screw 33 from the molded article. When the screwis clear of the glass, the shaft 96, chuck 95 and attached screw 33 arelifted by an arm to an elevated position. The arm 115 is actuated by apiston motor 116. The screw 33 is now transferred to the carrier 50 by atransfer arm.110 which is-similar in construction to the transfer arm 75and is operated me similar manner by a piston motor 120 (Fig. 1).

Referring to Fig. 21, the (buck 95 includes a pair of gripping jaws 130mounted for horizontal sliding movement toward and from each other forgripping and releasing the screw 33. Means for operating the jaws 130includes a piston motor 131. The piston rod 132 of the motor isoperatively connected through a pair of bell crank levers 133.to thejaws 130. Air under pressure for operating the motor 131 is suppliedthrough pipes 134, 135 to conduits 136 and 137 extending to the motorcylinder.

Referring to Fig. 16, when a screw 33 has been withdrawn from a moldedarticle by the chuck 95 and lifted away from a mold the transfer arm 110is swung from the position 110 to the position 110 in which the cup 79is directly beneath the check 95 and screw 33. The arm 110 is thenlifted to the dotted line position 110 to receive the screw 33. Thepiston motor 131 (Fig. 21) i for receiving the next succeeding screw 33.

Means for controlling, regulating, and varying the temperature of thescrews 33 are provided, such means includes a blower 112 (Fig. l) bywhich cooling air may be directed against the bare screws 33. Thisprovides a means for cooling the screws to any desired extent. Burners113 are arranged beneath the screws for reheat ing them where necessaryor desirable before they are introduced into the molds.

Modifications may be resorted to within the spirit and scope of ourinvention.

We claim:

1. A machine for press molding glass articles, comprising a moldcarriage mounted for rotation about a vertical axis, an annular seriesof molds mounted on the carriage and each formed with a mold cavity,means for rotating the carriage intermittently, step by step, andthereby bringing the molds in succession to a molding station, amultiplicity of molding elements each formed with a screw-threadedmolding surface adapted tomold an interior screw-threaded surface on anarticle within the mold, a carrier for said elements mounted forrotation about the axis of the mold carriage, gripping devices on thecarrier each comprising a pair of springactuated gripping jaws forreleasably attaching the molding elements to the carrier, means forrotating the carrier and bringing the molding elements in succession toa transfer station, a transfer arm, a cup on the transfer arm, means forswinging said arm and bringing the cup directly beneath one of saidgripping devices on the carrier, means for then actuating the grippingdevice and releasing the molding element from the carrier and droppingit by gravity into the cup at said transfcrstation, means for reversingthe movement of said arm and thereby transferring the molding element tothe molding station, a press plunger at the molding station comprisingmeans for receiving the molding element from said arm, and means foroperating the press plunger and thereby embedding the molding element ina charge of molten glass within a mold at the molding station andmolding the glass, a take-out device including means for gripping theembedded molding element, means for rotating the gripping devicespirally and thereby unscrewing the molding element from the moldedarticle,'means for then moving the gripping device and molding elementupwardly from the mold, a second transfer arm, a cup carried by saidsecond arm, means for swinging said second arm into a position in whichthe cup is directly beneath the molding element, means for then movingthe second arm upwardly and bringing the cup into contact with themolding element, means for actuating the gripping 6 means of thetake-out device and thereby releasing the molding element to thecup onsaid second transfer arm, means for then lowering said second transferarm and the cup with the molding element therein, means forthen-swinging said second arm in the reverse direction and therebyreturning the molding element to a position beneath a pair of thespring-actuated gripping jaws on the carrier and then lifting saidsecond arm and thereby placing the molding element in the gripping jaws.

2. A machine for molding glass articles, comprising a mold carriagemounted for rotation about a vertical axis, molds arranged in an annularseries: on the carriage, means for rotating the carriage, step by step,about its axis and thereby bringing the molds in succession to a moldingstation, a plurality of molding elements, a hori zontal circular carrierfor the said elements mounted for rotation about a vertical axis, meansfor rotating the carrier, step by step, in synchronism with the saidstep movements of the mold carrier, holders for the molding elementsmounted on said carrier and spaced at intervals circumferentiallythereof corresponding to the step movements of the carrier and bringingthe molding elements in succession to the transfer station, said holderseach comprising a pair of gripping arms mounted on the carrier with thearms projecting beyond the periphery of the carrier, spring means foroperating said arms and gripping a molding element positioned betweenthe projecting ends of the arms, a horizontal transfer arm, a verticalrock shaft carrying said transfer arm, a cup on said transfer arm, meansfor rocking said rock shaft and bringing the cup directly beneath amolding element held in the said gripping arms, automatic means foractuating said arms and releasing the molding element and dropping it bygravity into said cup, means for then swinging the transfer arm andcarrying the molding element into a position over a mold on thecarriage, and means for transferring said molding element from theswinging arm to the mold.

3. A machine for press molding glass articles, comprising a moldcarriage mounted for rotation about a vertical axis, an annular seriesof molds mounted on the carriage and each formed with an upwardlyopening mold cavity, means for rotating the carriage intermittently,step by step, about said axis and thereby bringing molds in successionto a molding station, a multiplicity of molding elements each formedwith a screw-threaded molding surface for molding an interiorscrew-threaded surface in an article within the mold, a horizontallydisposed circular carrier mounted for horizontal rotation about an axis,a press plunger including a plunger head positioned over the path ofthe. molds, means for moving the plunger up and down to and from aposition above the plane of said carrier, means for releasably attachingthe molding elements to the carrier comprising springactuated pairs ofgripping jaws positioned along the periphery of the carrier, a transferarm mounted for horizontal rocking movement about a vertical axis, saidarm being positioned below the level of said carrier and above the pathof movement of the molds, a cup on said arm forming a container for oneof the said molding elements, means for rocking said arm at said leveland thereby bringing the cup directly beneath a molding element on thecarrier, means for then operating the springactuated gripping jaws whichhold the last mentioned molding element and thereby releasing themolding element and dropping it into the cup therebeneath, means forthen swinging said arm horizontally to a position in which the cup withthe molding element therein is between a mold and the plunger head,means for then lifting said arm, means on said plunger head for grippingthe molding element when said arm is lifted, means for then lowering thearm and swinging it out f the path of the plunger head, means for thenlowering the plunger and molding element, thereby molding a charge ofglass to form an article within the mold with the said molding elementembedded in the article, a take- .out mechanism at a take-out station,said take-out mechanism including a gripping device mounted over thepath of the molds, said-gripping device comprising a pair of grippingjaws, means for lowering the gripping device and operating said jaws togrip the said embedded molding element, means for rotating the grippingjaws 'and the molding element spirally and thereby withdrawing themolding element from the molded article, a second transfer device fortransferring the molding element back to the said carrier, said secondtransfer device comprising a vertical rock shaft, a rock arm extendingradially therefrom, a transfer cup carried by said rock arm, means forrocking said rock arm horizontally about its vertical axis to a positionin which the cup carried thereby is beneath the molding element, meansfor then opening the gripping jaws and dropping the molding element intothe cup carried by the rock arm, means for then swinging the latterabout its vertical axis and thereby carrying the molding element to aposition beneath the path of said carrier, with the said molding elementbeneath and in vertical register with a pair of the gripping jaws on thecarrier, means for then lifting said-second transfer device and therebyplacing the molding element in the gripping jaws, and then lowering saidsecond transfer device.

4. A machine for molding glass articles, comprising a mold carriage,molds thereon, means for driving the carriage and bringing the molds insuccession to a press molding station, a press plunger mounted at saidstation for up-and-down movement, molding elements, a carrier for saidelements, holding means on the carrier for holding said elements, atransfer arm, means on said arm for holding a molding element, means formoving said arm transversely in a horizontal plane to a position beneaththe said carrier and a molding element thereon and moving said arm insaid plane from said position beneath the carrier to a position beneaththe press plunger while the latter is in its upper position, means forreleasing a molding element from its holding means on the carrier anddropping the molding element into the holding means on said arm, meansfor lifting the arm with the molding element thereon while the latter isbeneath the press plunger, and means carried by the press plunger togrip the molding element, the said carrier being circular and mountedfor rotation about a vertical axis, the said holding means on thecarrier comprising pairs of spring-actuated holding arms projectinghorizontally beyond the periphery of the carrier,

the molding elements comprising tapered end portions movable upwardlybetween the spring-actuated holding arms when the said transfer arm islifted and thereby transferring the molding elements to the said holdingarms. 7

5. The machine defined in claim 4 and in combination therewith, atake-out device for taking the said molding elements out of the molds,said molding elements comprising screw-threaded molding surfaces formolding screw threads in an article within the mold, said take-outmechanism comprising a pair of gripping jaws positioned over the path ofmovement of the molds and molding elements therein, means for loweringthe gripping jaws, and gripping a molding element in a mold at thetake-out station, means for then rotating the said gripping jawsspirally upward and thereby removing the molding element from the moldedarticle.

6. A machine for molding glass articles comprising molds, a pressplunger for press molding the articles within the molds, moldingelements adapted to be introduced into the'rnolds, a circular carrierfor the molding elements, means for rotating the carrier about a horiofthe carrier, spring means for operating said arms and gripping a moldingelement when the latter is moved between the projecting portions of saidarms, and transfer means comprising transfer arms by which the moldingelements are transferred from the carrier to the molds and returned tothe said holding devices on the carrier, and means for actuating saidtransfer arms.

7. The combination set forth in claim 6, the molding elements being'ofsubstantially cylindrical form and having tapered end portions, andmeans for moving the molding elements upwardly between the saidprojecting arms.

8. A machine for molding glass articles, comprising a mold carriage,molds thereon, means for driving the carriage and bringing the molds insuccession to a'press molding station, a press plunger mounted at saidstation for up-and-down movement, molding elements, a carrier for saidelements, holding means on the carrier for holdingsaid elements, atransfer arm, means on said arm for holding a molding element, means formoving said arm transversely in a horizontal plane to a position beneaththe said carrier and a molding element thereon and moving said arm insaid plane from said position beneath the carrier to a position beneaththe press plunger while the latter is in its upper position, means forreleasing a molding element from its holding means on the carrier anddropping the molding element into the holdin'g means on said arm, meansfor lifting the arm with the molding element thereon while the latter isbeneath the press plunger, andmeans carried by the press plunger to gripthe molding element, a take-out device for taking the said moldingelements out of the molds, said molding elements comprisingscrew-threaded molding surfaces for molding screwthr'eads in an articlewithin the mold, said take-out mechanism comprising a pair of grippingjaws positioned over the path of movement of the molds and moldingelements therein, means for lowering the gripping jaws and gripping amolding element in a mold at the take-out station, means for thenrotating the said gripping jaws spirally upward and thereby removing themolding element from the molded article, means for "returning themolding elements from said take-out device to the said carrier, saidlast mentioned means including a second transfer arm mounted forhorizontal movement,

ment to the holding means on the carrier.

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